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Culturally Relevant Physical Activity in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in Hawai‘i
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 20 — May 25, 2023
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Figure 1.
Participation in hula and paddling by sex and race and ethnicity.
| Race and ethnicity | Female, % (95% CI) | Male, % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Hula | ||
| Native Hawaiian | 65.5 (61.9–68.9) | 31.0 (27.5–34.7) |
| Other Pacific Islander | 44.4 (37.5–51.6) | 26.1 (20.1–33.2) |
| Chinese | 36.5 (30.4–43.1) | 13.7 (9.3–19.9) |
| Japanese | 31.8 (28.3–35.5) | 7.0 (5.1–9.4) |
| White | 23.5 (21.2–26.1) | 6.1 (4.9–7.7) |
| Filipino | 23.1 (19.5–27.1) | 9.6 (7.1–12.7) |
| Other | 29.6 (25.3–34.3) | 12.6 (9.5–16.5) |
| Paddling | ||
| Native Hawaiian | 37.8 (34.3–41.6) | 45.4 (41.6–49.2) |
| Other Pacific Islander | 28.6 (22.1–36.2) | 33.6 (27.2–40.6) |
| Chinese | 9.9 (6.7–14.3) | 16.9 (12.3–22.7) |
| Japanese | 6.5 (4.9–8.7) | 10.3 (8.1–12.9) |
| White | 17.0 (15.0–19.2) | 19.3 (17.2–21.5) |
| Filipino | 7.3 (5.2–10.0) | 13.0 (10.2–16.6) |
| Other | 15.0 (11.8–18.9) | 21.7 (17.6–26.4) |
Figure 2.
Prevalence of hula only, paddling only, and both, at least sometimes, by sex and race and ethnicity.
| Race and ethnicity | Female, % | Male, % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hula only | Both | Paddling only | Hula only | Both | Paddling only | |
| Native Hawaiian | 36.8 | 28.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 21.2 | 24.3 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 23.9 | 20.6 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 19.0 |
| Chinese | 31.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 12.3 |
| Japanese | 27.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| White | 17.3 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 16.3 |
| Filipino | 19.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 9.9 |
| Other | 21.1 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 13.8 |
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